Blue Notes by Carrie Lofty Contemporary Romance/NA Paperback, 352 pages Gallery Books May 6, 2014 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “...I don’t want to be fragile. If that’s the price for bring around you, then you need to leave.” Keeley Chambers, a piano prodigy, is a 21 year old junior at Tulane. A product of an abusive childhood, she was raised in foster care and essentially reinvented herself in order to survive. When she plays in a small club, she catches the eye of Jude Villars, Continue Reading
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Weekly Wrap-UP
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Still Life With Strings by LH Cosway (contemporary) B review - Grimm Consequences by Kate SeRine (paranormal) B review - Spencer by JP Barnaby (m/m) B review - Don't Let Go by Sharla Lovelace (contemporary) B review - Copper King by Vivian Arend (paranormal) C+ review - I Survived Seattle by JK Hogan (m/m) C review - Rising Assets by Rebecca Zanetti (contemporary) C review - Unfixable by Tessa Bailey (new adult) C- review - Love in Straight Sets by Continue Reading
Review: The Pirate’s Secret Baby by Darlene Marshall
The Pirate's Secret Baby by Darlene Marshall Released: March 2, 2014 Historical Romance Amber Quill Press Reviewed by Mandi I've enjoyed Darlene Marshall's books in the past and she does a nice job with The Pirate's Secret Baby. The baby is actually eight year old Mattie, whose mother has recently died. Her governess, Lydia tracks down Mattie's father, Robert St. Armand, the captain of the Prodigal Son and known pirate. Robert has been with many (and I mean many) women, so it's a shock Continue Reading
Review: Rule Breaker by Lora Leigh
Rule Breaker by Lora Leigh (Breeds #29) Paranormal Romance Released: February 4, 2014 Berkley (Hardcover) Reviewed by Helyce I have waited a long time for Rule’s story. As a fan of this series, Rule has been a major part of the cast of characters through the books. An enforcer for Jonas Wyatt, Breed Director, Rule’s presence has always been felt strongly, so we’ve gotten to know him pretty well along the way. What we know most about him, though, is that he is not looking for a Continue Reading
Tori’s Favorite Books of 2013
2013 ran the literary gauntlet from incredible never to be forgotten stories to crap I wouldn’t line my rabbit cage with. We saw the rise of emotionally angsty New Adult, erotic moody billionaire alpha hole trilogies, and intense “omg they di’nt” biker MC romances. Self publishing began to lose it’s stigma and take a larger share of the market while also contributing to the rash of plagiarism that flooded the internet. It was a crazy wild year for publishing. Below is a list of what rocked my Continue Reading
Mandi’s New Favorite Book–The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee Smith
It was her last chance: Amber Bierce had nothing left except her sister and two tickets on Earth’s first colony-ship. She entered her Sleeper with a five-year contract and the promise of a better life, but awakened in wreckage on an unknown world. For the survivors, there is no rescue, no way home and no hope until they are found by Meoraq—a holy warrior more deadly than any hungering beast on this hostile new world…but whose eyes show a different sort of hunger when he looks at her. It was Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A- review – Darkness Rises by Dianne Duvall (paranormal) B review – Bound by Night by Larissa Ione (paranormal) B review – Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins (new adult) B review – Drawn Together by Lauren Dane (contemporary) B review – In the Heart of the Highlander by Maggie Robinson (historical) C+ review – What a Gentleman Desires by Kasey Michaels (historical) C+ review – Targeted by Katie Reus (romantic suspense) C review – On Midnight Wings by Adrian Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
This week at Smexy… A review – Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster (contemporary) B+ review – Stripped by Edie Harris (contemporary) B+ review – Snow Kissed by Laura Florand (contemporary) B review – Mirror, Mirror by J.D. Robb (pnr/anthology) B- review – Always On My Mind by Jill Shalvis (contemporary) B review – The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore (contemporary) C+ review – Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan (contemporary) C+ review – Never Desire A Duke by Lily Dalton (historical) C- Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Gaspard Toussaint. A spy. Long ago as a soldier was abused and that has blackened his soul. He is tortured and all sexy and wants out of the spy business. Heroine: Claudia Pascale. A wealthy heiress who was never touched as a child. She now has a horrible stutter. She needs a husband before her evil parents choose for her. She meets Gaspard and they do oh so naughty things together! “Do not stop.” His hips rolled again, shallower this time, gentler, and she felt the tips of his Continue Reading
The Marriage in Trouble Trope
I love, love, love a marriage in trouble trope in a romance book. It’s different. It’s not hero/heroine meets hero/heroine, flirt, court, say I love you. No. These two are already in love but circumstances have either forced them apart, or lack of communication has driven them to feel alone. And now we get to see how they put it all back together again, which can be even more sexy than new love. In a marriage in trouble trope, the couple knows how to love to each other, but sometimes they have Continue Reading